[lonewolf]

Way to go Keating823! I'm glad you're feeling better. You can worry about will-power and weight loss later - after you've gotten the gluten-free thing down.

I had an okay day today.

B - 3 pieces turkey bacon

S - large serving of homemade blackberry cobbler (oops!)

L - salad with chopped chicken and Caesar dressing, slice of deli turkey, handful of carrots

S - big slice of watermelon, handful of carrots

D - taco salad with gr. turkey, salsa, guacamole, sour cream and 1 corn tortilla

[Mango04]

Keating823, on Aug 15 2007, 05:48 PM, said:

and the record continues!!! I have been gluten-free for a little over 2 weeks. I feel GREAT! Now that I have been gluten-free for 2 weeks and I go to a friends house... I'm not as tempted to eat gluten. I just don't want to ruin how good I feel. It is already so much easier and it's only been 2 weeks! Woo! However, because I've been so proud of myself with eating gluten-free, I haven't really cared at all to worry about my weight. So, I haven't lost any. But that will just have to change.

Awesome! Don't even worry about the weight thing yet. I bet some of the weight will just fall off naturally as you continue to eat gluten-free

[Jestgar]

Keating823, on Aug 15 2007, 05:48 PM, said:

However, because I've been so proud of myself with eating gluten-free, I haven't really cared at all to worry about my weight. So, I haven't lost any. But that will just have to change.

WoooHooo!!

Keep at it! And I agree with Mango, you may find that your body stops needing to stuff itself because you are no longer starving it.

And just as a heads up, when I went gluten-free, for the first month or so I was absolutely starving. If this is the case for you as well, give in to it, but choose healthy foods as much as possible. I ate a lot of protein and chocolate (hey! it's good for your blood pressure). And after I had replenished some of my deficiencies I lost 20 pounds or so without changing anything else.

[stef_the_kicking_cuty]

Hi guys,

I hope, I am still welcome to jump in here. This is an awesome thread. I just read everything in one shot . I had a bad conscions reading it all, cause I have a ton to do, but at least I got some of my needle canvas for the projects for Lukas new nursery done, while reading it .

OK, as some of you know, I'm pregnant... still . My pre-pregnancy weight before pregnancy was 109 / 110 lb. Now I have about 140 lb and I'm 5'2". I don't think, I will have lost all of that right after giving birth, so my goal is to get my pre-pregnancy weight back. The only problem is, that I'm breastfeeding and I don't really want to loose weight on purpose, because my baby and my own body might suffer. And I've read, when you diet, while you breastfeed, there might be certain nutrients lacking in your milk and you could starve your baby. But luckily I'm also a personal trainer. So nothing is impossible and here's my plan (I already used it before, when I had to loose about 14 / 15 pounds and lost about 22 pounds in the end... lol):

Since your body can't handle meals over 300 calories in one shot very well, I'm planning on sticking to the 300 calories at the most in 3 hours guideline. Your body needs about 3 hours to digest these 300 calories first, before working on the next 300. With that I can eat what I want, however I'm not allowed to go over 300 calories in 3 hours. And I have to watch my fat intake. There are little things here and there you have to pay attention to as well, but that would be too much and confusing to say right here. Let me just say, I'm sticking to enough fruits and veggies throughout the day (or at least I try to) and that's it for me right now.

I have to have the 110 pounds (or under) by approximately the end of May next year, because that's around the time, when we have the next qualifying tournament for the World Championships in the US next year. And especially when it's in the US AND in Disney World, I don't want to cut my little rugrat short of missing THIS experience with mommy . And who knows, maybe the first podestal that HE is on will be at a World Championship. You bet your booty, that I'm taking that little guy with me on the podestal, if I win something. That would be awesome . Once I reached my 110 lb goal, I'm leaving you guys again to continue on my tournament diary (which I'm probably having or starting the same time). So I have enough goals at the moment, that I want to reach. I just need somebody to kick my butt, if I'm getting weak, and that's where you guys come in .

This will be an entire new challenge, cause I've been insanely busy before. And now with a new baby at home and getting the hang of new tasks it will be even more challenging.
My exercise plan for the beginning of course is a little lighter than usual, cause I will have to recover from birth first. So I will "only" do some minutes every day in each division I'm trying to qualify in. I have 6 divisions in total.
And my time plan is first week light workout, more like a going over the routines (especially my forms... floor routines) than anything. Then the second week beginning to work on conditioning first and then really getting into it.
By the Qualifier next year I want to have 110 lb and once I reached that, I won't bother you anymore anyway... lol. Then I just keep on working out until the Worlds (if I can qualify) in November in Disney World.

So, I hope, even if I'm a fanatic exerciser, I'm still welcome here, because one of my main goals also is to loose weight.

Congratulations to all of you that already lost weight and keep going to everybody who's still planing to do so. It's not easy, especially when you get into the lighter pounds, cause you can't loose much anymore, but I'm sure you are all doing it.

[lonewolf]

Hi Stef and welcome! We'd love to have you here, so jump right on in whenever you want. I hope your last little bit of pregnancy goes well.

[little d]

HI Stef

Just to let you know that when I had my baby 8 yrs ago I gained only 12lbs and after she was born I lost 18 I breast fed and lost even more weight, I made the mistake of not taking my prenatals and water intake I stopped because I did not want it anymore the water I craved it while pregnate, I dried up a little because of that I believe so I started eating more food high in calories thinking that was my problem andgained alot within the first 6 months all the weight that I just lost right back on. Little did I know that is was gluten that was causing the weight and everything else that I got from it. But you are off to a better start now because you have a goal, your in shape, and you know what foods are good for you. Yes your breastmilk will be in abundence, you'll be pumping 8oz or more because you are in such good shape. Hope that you have a safe and happy birth, natural all the way.

donna

[stef_the_kicking_cuty]

I already gained 30 lb with this pregnancy. OK... around 30 lb. At one appointment at the doc's office I had 140 lb exactly. Then a few days later I had 141 lb and now I'm back to 139 lb. So, I don't think all of this will come off right after birth. So, I might be here for a while... lol.

Donna, I think, you're right with the milk. In fact, tonight I had milk (a lot of milk) coming out. I found it, when I changed my bra, it was all wet and such . Before that I always only had to clean some dried crumbs off, and then only from the left breast, nothing worth mentioning, but tonight it really was a lot and from both breasts. And baby isn't even here yet .

[lonewolf]

Hi all. I did okay yesterday except for eating a bunch of licorice that I found at a discount store. I was so surprised to see "wheat free/gluten free" on the label and have missed licorice, so I bought it without thinking of my diet. I ate too much . Other than that, except for two peanut butter cookies , here's what I ate.

B - spoonful of almond butter and about 2 Tbs raisins

S - handful of blueberries right off the bush

L - chicken salad with guacamole and salsa (and the two cookies)

S - the licorice

D - turkey burger on 2/3 of an Ener-G bun, lettuce, ketchup, mustard and pickles, 1/3 C baked beans, 5-6 tortilla chips, large handful of carrot sticks

[confused]

I weighed in today at 153, im happy with the 2 pound loss this week. Once i hit 150, i hav emade it my first goal, im not sure if i will try to get less then that. Im little short of 5^8 so i will be healthy at 150, but i know i will still work on my stomach inches, cause im not yet to the 32 inch goal i set for that lol

paula

[little d]

stef_the_kicking_cuty, on Aug 17 2007, 09:20 AM, said:

I already gained 30 lb with this pregnancy. OK... around 30 lb. At one appointment at the doc's office I had 140 lb exactly. Then a few days later I had 141 lb and now I'm back to 139 lb. So, I don't think all of this will come off right after birth. So, I might be here for a while... lol.

Donna, I think, you're right with the milk. In fact, tonight I had milk (a lot of milk) coming out. I found it, when I changed my bra, it was all wet and such . Before that I always only had to clean some dried crumbs off, and then only from the left breast, nothing worth mentioning, but tonight it really was a lot and from both breasts. And baby isn't even here yet .

Stef I leaked colosterum my whole preganacy, not alot but enough to notice.

I have had a crazy weekend, I did weighed myself and I am now 148lbs but that is before my daughters birthday she is 8yrs old on sunday, I have my food jernal at home and I can't remember what I had on friday I know that it was gluten-free

Saturday
b- gluten-free maple buckwheat flakes with milk
coffee
L- gluten-free sandwiche with ham, cheese
DDP

birthday party just a little bit of birthday Red Velvet, I did not want to have to explain why I did not want to eat my daughters birthday cake so I ate 2 bits and set the rest down.
Did not eat anything at the Water park that we went to. This is when the rest goes crazy I want going to eat something that was ok for me until we got home and all the power was out, 8 houses on our block no power so we are assuming we were part of a Rolling Blackout. So we ordered Pizza and went back over to my inlaws I did have Pizza 4 slices it was good but I got really tired after. Our power finally came back on aroung 11pm we took our daughter and her best friend that was staying to night back to our house at 12am after the movies were over.

Sunday
B - Apple fritter
coffee

D Might as well I kept up with my gluten fest
9 jalopenos peppers
Red Velvet cake the whole piece this time
ddp
water

this morning I had a very hard time waking up with my husband, after he left for work I went right back to sleep and not very motivated all day

Today back on track with gluten-free
B- coffee
gluten-free maple buckwheat flakes with milk

D gluten-free chicken casadillas
ddp

I am working tonight and I did not bring my food so I'm hopping that I can find something good. So after my gluten fest this weekend no telling what I weight now.

donna

[KathleenAUS]

Hello,
I'm from Australia... and this is the first time I have ever been on a discussion board / forum about anything! But like many of you I am totally frustrated with my weight at the moment. Here is the abbreviated version of my story:

Have always been an enormous eater, was slightly overweight when growing up but never obese - I averaged a size 12/14 Australian (which I think is a 8-10 in the US). I weighed 77kg (I think that's 170 pounds) in my early 20s, dieted and exercised for a year and got down to 64kg (140 Ibs). Then about six months ago I was diagnosed with coeliac disease (that's how we spell it in Australia) and I have regained all that weight plus a bit more... I'm so devastated, especially since I didn't even have any of the conventional syptoms of coeliac disease to start with!

So here I am... I've been exercising and eating relatively well for the last two weeks in an effort to start to lose some of this weight.. hopefully I can lose 15kgs (33Ibs) by summer (that's December here... so time's a ticking!)

I guess I'm not here for advice (though I will take any I can get), mostly for support and to vent my spleen every now and then... Nobody told me this would happen on a gluten-free diet!! ARGHHHH!!!!

Kathleen

[lonewolf]

Welcome Kathleen! I'm glad you're here. None of us have kept up very well in the past few weeks, so maybe you'll inspire us to get back on track. Feel free to jump right on in.

Keating823 - Great job with the gluten free! Sounds like your weight is starting to head the right direction, so keep up the good work!

It's my anniversary today and I'm not dieting. Will try to get back on track tomorrow.

[stef_the_kicking_cuty]

What in the living daylight??? I gained 7 lb in one week. Last Wednesday I had 141 on doc's weight machine. One day later 138 lb. And at yesterday's doc appointment I had 145 lb. I can't believe it. Must have been all that strawberry tart. I hope I'm getting rid of that one after the birth...